Telia Carrier Embraces AutomationNews Analysis | 6/27/2018 | Post a commentAutomation may be a hot topic, but which manual processes are actually being handed over to the machines? At Telia Carrier, the optical service management team is set to automate a performance management task.

Remote PHY Moves Needle in EuropeNews Analysis | 6/27/2018 | 2 commentsThe most popular of the Distributed Access Architecture options that cable operators are now exploring, Remote PHY notched several advances at the recent ANGA COM show in Germany.

5G Transport: Question TimeLRTV Interviews | 6/26/2018 | Post a commentThere are very few concrete answers about how optical transport networks should be built out to support 5G, notes Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin, but the one thing that's clear is that optics is at the heart of 5G planning activity right now.

How Netflix May Finally Meet Its WaterlooNews Analysis | 6/25/2018 | 27 commentsIn a fresh forecast, Ovum's Tony Gunnarsson predicts that Netflix will see its subscriber growth plateau early next decade and then start experiencing sub losses as OTT skinny bundles take root.

Why SD-WAN Is Taking Off NowColumn | 6/22/2018 | Post a commentIt's clear that SD-WAN is now seen as the enterprise networking architecture of the future, which is why this market will reach billions of dollars.

In Search of 5G's Rationale News Analysis | 6/22/2018 | 4 commentsResearch lab is taking a different approach to 5G – it's focusing on specific use cases, not the enabling technology, and has a new partner to help tackle industrial IoT needs.

5G Transport – Where Do We Start?Shades of Ray | 6/21/2018 | 9 commentsThere's a helluva lot to talk about in terms of the key role that transport networks will play in a 5G world, says Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin.